Miles: The Autobiography
By: Miles Davis , Quincy Troupe
4.18
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
For more than forty years Miles Davis has been in the front rank of American music. Universally acc…
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1. But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz
By: Geoff Dyer
4.24
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skillfully evokes the music and the men who shape… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- jazz
- nonfiction
"He [Thelonious Monk] played each note as though astonished by the previous one, as though every touch of his fingers on the keyboard was correcting an error and this touch in turn became an error to …"-Geoff Dyer, But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz
"In his book Real Presences, George Steiner asks us to "imagine a society in which all talk about the arts, music and literature is prohibited." In such a society there would be no more essays on whet…"-Geoff Dyer, But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz
2. How Music Works
By: David Byrne
4.00
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
How Music Works is David Byrne’s remarkable and buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lif… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
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"Performers try harder."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"You might say that the universe plays the blues."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"The radio was shouting at you, pleading with you, and seducing you."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"I like a good story and I also like staring at the sea-- do I have to choose between the two?"-David Byrne, How Music Works
3. How to Listen to Jazz
By: Ted Gioia
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A "radiantly accomplished" music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listenin… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- history
- jazz
"Art and disease proliferate via contagion, and similar conditions favor both."-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
"In every sphere of social interaction, that hermeneutic leap—that ability to put yourself in the mind frame of the other—is a virtue and a blessing."-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
"When stealing from other players, an older musician wisely advised me, choose a different instrument from your own, and people won’t notice the theft."-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
"The work of art always requires us to adapt to it—and in this manner can be distinguished from escapism or shallow entertainment, which instead aims to adapt to the audience, to give the public exact…"-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz
4. Chronicles, Volume One
By: Bob Dylan
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
"I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manif… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
"People were people."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
"My big fear was that my guitar would go out of tune."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
"Sometimes you just have to bite your upper lip and put sunglasses on."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
"Sebuah lagu laksana mimpi, dan kita berusaha untuk membuatnya jadi kenyataan."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
5. Rip it Up and Start Again
By: Simon Reynolds
4.08
Format: 752 pages, Hardcover
Punk's raw power rejuvenated rock, but by the summer of 1977 the movement had become a parody of it… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
6. Clapton: The Autobiography
By: Eric Clapton
4.17
Format: 251 pages,
I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choice… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
7. Miles: The Autobiography
By: Miles Davis , Quincy Troupe
4.18
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
For more than forty years Miles Davis has been in the front rank of American music. Universally acc… read more
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- music
- history
- jazz
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
8. The Real Frank Zappa Book
By: Frank Zappa , Peter Occhiogrosso
2.96
Format: 63 pages, Paperback
The legendary Frank Zappa, one of the most influential, innovative and controversial musical artist… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
9. Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
By: Lester Bangs , Greil Marcus
4.64
Format: None pages, Paperback
Vintage presents the paperback edition of the wild and brilliant writings of Lester Bangs--the most… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
10. Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
By: Lisa Dickey , Herbie Hancock
4.13
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time In Herbie … read more
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- music
- biography
- jazz
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
11. No One Here Gets Out Alive
By: Danny Sugerman , Jerry Hopkins
3.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
Here is Jim Morrison in all his complexity-singer, philosopher, poet, delinquent-the brilliant, cha… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
12. Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
By: Charles R. Cross
4.17
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
It has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
"One of these days, I'm going to astral project myself up into the skies," he boasted. "I'll be going to the stars and the moon. I want to fly and see what's up there. "I want to go up to the sky," he…"-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
"They drove to the parking lot of Garfield High School, where Jimi pointed to the windows on the building and told Carmen what classes were held there. The building had a pull that had him returning w…"-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
13. Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
By: Ben Greenman , Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
3.47
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"You have to bear in mind that [Questlove] is one of the smartest motherf*****s on the planet. His … read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- nonfiction
14. The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
By: Victor L. Wooten
4.17
Format: 275 pages, Paperback
From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes The Music Lesson, the… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"Never lose the groove in order to find a note."-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
"And by the way, if I always tell you the truth, you might start to believe me."-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
"You can't speak Music with notes alone, but you can speak Music without notes at all!"-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
"Every time you move, and every time you play a note, a piece of yourself is left behind."-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
15. Cash
By: Johnny Cash , None
4.43
Format: 303 pages, Paperback
He was the "Man in Black," a country music legend, and the quintessential American troubadour. He w… read more
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16. Beneath the Underdog
By: Erroll McDonald , Charles Mingus
3.42
Format: 8 pages, Paperback
The legendary jazzman recounts his life and career, from his childhood in Watts and his apprentices… read more
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17. The History of Jazz
By: Ted Gioia
4.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world, and it was born in one of the most colo… read more
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18. What to Listen for in Music
By: Alan Rich , Aaron Copland , William Schuman
3.62
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to music intelligently, Aaron Copland raises two basi… read more
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19. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
By: Claudia Clark
4.28
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
20. 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
By: James Kaplan
4.35
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the … read more
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- history
- biography
- jazz
- nonfiction
21. Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm
By: Dan Charnas
4.56
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy … read more
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- history
- biography
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- nonfiction
"The Yanceys were not a family that expressed love by saying “I love you."-Dan Charnas, Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm
